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Eir.s at Seymour.

Special to the 1ndiapapolis Journal
SEYMOUR Feb. IA. Woodmansees frame
row of business rooms was destroyed by fire this
morning at ! o'clock. Both fire companies
sponded promptly, averting disastrous confa-
grafton. The losses are: Mrs M. A. Westman,
mlliner, $500, insurance $500; VIM. Martens,
tailor, $3.50; no insurance Mrs. W. w. Tabb,
miliiner and dress-maker, $500; fully insured.
Insurance on the buildings 1000
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Steamship News.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1Z-Arrived: Belgenland,
from Antwerp.
QUEENsTowN, Feb. H.-Arrived: Arizona,
from New York.
Southampton Feb. H.-Arrived: Aller. from
New York Passed the Lizard: NeGerland, from
New York for Antwerp.
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Charged with Black-Mail.
Special to the indianapolis journal.

RICHMOND, Feb. ia worthless fellow
named Henry Harvey, respectfully connected in
New Castle, we'll as in this city, was arrested
last night. on the charge of attempting to black
mail John Hawkins for whom he had worked on
shares, out OF $500. And, in summoning his
wife before the grand jury, it is developed that
he served five-years term for killing man in
Kansas while he WAS also associated with ex-
press robbery at Ellis, that State. He was rec
ognzed in the sum of ST 900 and went to Jail
HIS trial will occur next Tuesday.
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A Woman Fatally shoots Herself
anecial To the Indiana ooiis Jonrnay.

Woman Fatally Shoots HERSELF
Special to the Indiannooiis Journal.
MuNcIE, Feb IA case Of attempted sui
cide which will result fatally, occurred in South
Muncie this morning. An effort was made to
keep the matter quiet and the news did not
come to town until late this morning Mrs.
Lizzie Reading woman OF bad reputation,
shot herself in the right breast with twenty
two calibre revolver, and is now dying from the
effects. This is her second attempt at self-mur-
der. She was the wife of Asher Bending, who
deserted her. She applied for divorce, and
intended marrying Charles Horne. an accepted
lover of long standing. Last night they quar-
relied. and he said he intended to desert her,
which is the cause for the act
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A New Bond Furnished.

Special to tho indianapolis Journal
SEYMOUR, Feb. H-Judge Collins to-day re-
lieved the old bondsmen Of Frank Burreli clerk
of Jackson county. Burrel was elected as the
regular Democratic nominee, and is on his
second term. 1t is reported that one of the rea-
sons which caused some of the bordsmen to ask
for relief was that Burrell had favored the cleo
ton of Senator w. N. Mcdonald. At the proper
time MIR. Burrell presented q new bond, much
to the chagrin of the rire Democrats. signed al
most entirely by Republicans. which was ac-
cepted by the judge. The new bondsmen are:
Col S. F. Wells, w. L. Benton. C. T. Benton,
John NJ Wallace, John Horstman. Wright Yer
milya G. l.. Durland. Mr.. Burrell has appoin ted
w. L. Benton as deputy. who is ardent Re-
publican. and came within . few votes OF being
elected county treasurer in the campaign of 1880.
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Winter Exposure Causes Coughs

Colds, Pleurisy, Rheumatism. Pneumonia. Neuralgia.
Scatica, Lumbago, Backache and other ailments for
which Benson's Capcne Plasters admitted to be
the best remedy known. They relieve aud cure in =
few when other application is Of tho least
benefit. Endorsed by S 600 Physicians aud Druggists
Beware Of limitations under similar sounding names
such as .Capsicum." ''Capucin" or "Cagsicine" ASK
FOR BENsoN'S AND TAKE NO OTHERS Examine care
fully when you buy All druggists
SEABURY & JOHNSON. Proprietors. New York.
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You will confer great benefit on your friends
who suffer with dyspepsia and all kinds of indi-
eestion, by recommending them the nee of AN
GosTURA BITTERs.
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RED Star Cough Cure will quickly cure In
ANIMATION Of the throat and lungs
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BREEDERS will find ST. Jacobs Oil never
failing cure for chicken cholera
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ExPEEyEScE proves that nothing else 30 surely
1estroys scrofnla, root and branch. as Ayers
Sarsaparilia.
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First Pension Under the Mexican Law.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Feb. ia pension was to-day
granted to Senator Cerro Gordo Williams, of
Kentucky. General Williams was soldier in
the Mexican war, and this was the first pension
granted under the Mexican pension law, enacted
bat few DAYS ago. 1t was taken up and al
lowed within four hours.
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Nominations by the President.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE President sent
the following nominations to the Senate to-day:
Samuel N. Aldrich, of Massachusetts, to be
Assistant Treasurer of the United States at Bos-
ton; John Nj. Mercer of Iowa, to be surveyor of
customs at Burlington, Ia; Owen McGIouehlin.
of Iowa, to be surveyor of customs at Dubuque,
Ia: Arthur K Delaney, of Wisconsin, to be col
lector of customs for the district of Alaska.
William NJ. Armstrong, postmaste. at Cleve-
land, o.
Charles E. Broyles. of Colorado, to be register
OF the land Office at Del Norte, COL
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Mime. Barrsos and Her Family.

Washington Special.
Mime. Barrios. who is now creating a stir in
Washington, is credited with three more chill
dren than she really has. There are altogether
seven Barrios youngsters, ranging from tot OF
four years old, TO big, heavy-browed, swarthy
cadet at West Point, in the third class. HE'S,
properly, Don Antonio Salvador dc Barrios, but
with that charming informality characteristic of
college life he is called Tony Barrios, az Louis
Pierre Joseph d'Orleans, who was educated at
the Naval Academy, was simply Pete dOreans.
and nothing more. This young Tony Barrios
and the two next him are not the children of
Nine. Barrios. although they live with her, and
If outward indications may be accepted they are
as one family. The four youngest only belong
to Nine. Barrios.
The lady possesses ono peculiar distinction in
Washington. Upon the occasion Of her last
visit here, four years ago, with President Bar
rios they were saluted with twenty one guns. q
presidential salute. and it was the first time that
salute had ever been fired in this country for
any other person than the President OF the
United States Barros was then the ruler of
Guatemala. Nine. Barrios only wears few OF
her superb jewels. but her solitaire earrings
look like electric lights She is staying at the
Arlington with an army of children and serv-
ants. She expects to return to New York this
week
1t is curious thing in connection with Tony
Barrios's presence at West Point, that young
Zarala, SON of the man who overthrow and
caused the death of President Barrios, shonld
also be at West Point. and class mate of
Tony's. The two young men, naturally, have
nothing to say to each other
The Other Side of the Tobacco-Tax Question.
Washington Special.
asked Congressman HIT Of Illinois. Who
by the way, is one of the clearest headed men
on the Republican side, if he thought that the
tobacco-tax bill would be likely to pass this ses-
sion. 81 think not" he answered. "at least
hope not"
"You opposed to the repeal of the tobacco
tax. then, are you, Mr. Hittl-
Il am in favor of reduction in another d.
rection. / would be glad to see the tobacco tax
come off. il it could be removed also. But
since we must have a tax for raising revenues,
think it had better be on luxuries. as long as
we have a tax any Of the actual necessities
OF life. There is a tax on sugar aud salt, for
instance Those articles everybody must USE
1t seems TO me that it would be better to take
the tax off them if we want to tighten the bur-
den Of taxation on the whole people. Tobacco
is luxury, in a sense. at least and it is better
to leave the tax on that and take it off the actual
necessities of life"
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The Pension Naonstrosaty.

1t has been estimated that the effect OF
legislation will be to run up the annual PEN
sion bill to $l45 900 900, and it looks as though
there will be on the national pension rolls
quarter of a century after the close OF the war
SOC, 900 names of pensioners. Then here
comes the removal Of the limitation to add
Sl5O, ,00O, 900 more to the burden. It will only
be necessary for man to show by perJured
testimony that he was disabled in the war
and has not been able to earn bis living since,
IN order to obtain pension for life, and back
pay from the beginning.
Particulars of the unfafrneas and criminal
recklessness of the operation of our pension
laws have been heaped up mountain high
but il does no good. Men Of such standing
as Senator Sherman, of Ohio, men old and
capable, are so frightened at the bugbear O
the soldier vote, constantly held mp befofe
their eyes by the claim agents who are the
power behind the scene in all this pen
sion business, that they do not dare to vote
against the audacious schemes Of the phaianx
or even to utter statesmanlike protest
best aspect proaigafe, and in it's worst phases
| high premium on perjury IN. Q. Picayune
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The aovernorship.

In response to a letter from Col. Hol-
lingsworth, of Shreveport, ex-Goy.
Nichols states that he Aould accent the
nomination for Governor if rendered
him by the Democratic Convention.
This is consoling, inasmuch as it inn
plies determination on his part to
abide By the decision of that Conven-
tion-a matter which, lowing to the ex-
Governors bad break in the Hunt-St.
Martin campaign of 1884, in the minds
of some, at least, was involved i'm con-
siderable doubt.
Our Reform friends will doubtless
now proceed to-" boom the man upon
whom many of them once heaped de-
nunciations loud and deep for appoint
ing Radicals and niggers !" to Office,
and whose term was summarily short
ened by an almost unanimous vote OF
one OF the most representative Conven
tions ever held in Louisiana.
But, as in the last campaign, the self
styled Reformers are entirely too
premature in thus opening the cam
paign nearly fifteen months before the
election, and we commend to their pc
rusal the following paragraph from the
N. o. States of Tuesday-the day be-
fore the ex-Goyernor's letter was pub
lished
Once every four years, for the good of our
party, we are willing, notwithstanding the
amiability of our temper, to get mad and
stay mad for few weeks, aud kick and cuff
our neighbors, contemporaries and fri ends
who don't think 'sour man is the only one
who can save the State, and to be kicked and
cuffed in return by the other fellows
damphools. But we decline to get mad over
such an issue and stay mad on a dead stretch
for thirteen months
The Opelousas courier., 1887-02-12
NO. 20.
JUDICIAL NOTICES
DUBLlC SALE.
Probate Court Parish of 81. Landry, No. 4567
ESTATE OF ONEzIA GUILBEAU

ESTATE OF ONEZIA GUILBEAU.
By virtue of an order of the Honorable the
District Court in and for the parish of Saint
Landry, there will be sold at public auction,
to the last and highest bidder, by the under
signed or duly qualified auctioneer, at the
dry, on WEDNESDA Y, March Cd, 1887 the
following described property, belonging TO
the estate of Onezia Guilbeau deceased, to.
wit
L. About fifty acres of land, together with
all the buildings and improvements thereon,
Eagland. east by T. c. Anderson, south by
Joseph V. Eagland, and west by Louis Gull
beau Maurice Colomb ct ais.
9. Twenty-ei ght arpents of land situated
near Grand Coteau, with all the buildings
and improvements thereon, bounded north by
land formerly belonging to John B. Guidry
east by land formerly belonging to widow
Joseph d. Guldry, south by land of Mrs.
Joseph NJ Dugas, and west by land belonging
to widow William Green also, another tract
of land with all the buildings and improve
ments thereon, situated at the same place,
containing thirty-tive superficial acres, more
or less, bounded north by land of Mentor An
drus, west by land of widow William Green
and Francois Savoe, south by land of Jean
Pierre Rubin, and east by Mentor Andrus.
3. A certain piece of property situated in
the town of Grand Coteau, with the buildings
Main street, east by land of Mrs. Augusta
Vouaux, south by Burleigh street. and west
| by lot of Napoleon Robin.
! Terms and conditons.-Oneth third cash, and
the balance in one and two years from day of
sale in equal annual installments; purchas-
ers to furnish their promissory notes, with
| good personal security in soido to the salts
| faction of the testamentary executor, payable
to his order and at his residence, in Grand
Coteau, and bearing eight per cent annual in
terest from maturity. A special mortgage
and the vendors privilege to be retained on
| the land until full payment of the purchase
price thereof, the interest which may accrue,
and attorneys fees, fixed at ten per cent, in
case of suit to enforce payment of any note
or part thereof, which fees purchaser or pur-
chasers bind themselves to pay purchasers
further agreeing not to SELL dispose of or in
any way cucumber the land purchased to the
detriment of the vendors privilege AUD spe-
cial mortgage retained by the estate, as
above set forth.
G.. L. DUPRE,
Jan. %, 1887 Auctioneer
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JUDICIAL NOTICES.
TNUBLIC SALE.

DUBLIC SALE.
Probate Court, Parish of 81. Landry, No. 4768
Estate OF OCTAVE DUPRE.
Bv virtue of an order of the Hon. the Dis
tr;cf Court in and for the parish of St. Landry
there will be sold at public auction, to the
last and highest bidder, by the undersigned
or apy duly qualified auctioneer, at
Last residence of deceased in Plasance, in
the parish aforesaid. on WEDNESDA Y, the
10th day of March, 1887, the following de-
seribed property, belonging to the estate Of
Octave Dupr6, deceased. in community with
his surviving widow, to-wit:
l. The plantation on which tue deceased last
resided, situated in Plaisance. st. Landry par
ish. La, containing seventy-fve arpents, more
or less, with all the buildings and improve
ments thereon, bounded north by land for
merly belonging to Edmond L. Dupre west
by land formerly belonging to Etienne Brown,
now belonging to Adam Dupre, east by land
formerly belonging TO Joachim Pitre. now be
longing to Lucien Perrodin, and south by land
formerly belonging to Angelas Prud'homIne
now to widow Augustin Guiliory.
Q. The undivided half of tract of land
(wood), situated near Bayou Grand Louis, il
Plaisance, containing fifty -four arpents, more
or less, bounded northwest by land formerly
belonging to Olivier Ladeur, south. east By
land formerly belonging to Baptiste Ridean
southwest by land formerly belonging to r
P. Pitre aud northeast by land formerly be
longing to Napoleon Andrepont.
Two creole horses, five head OF hornee
cattle, one creole mare, one wagon, SIX head
of h0gs one buggy, one lot OF corn, one dou
bic barrel shot gun, farming implements
household furniture, kitchen utensils, &c.
= 10 HERMINA PITRE,
Feb. I2, 1887. Administrative
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A Great Field Contest.
N. O. Times Democrat


Gov. MeEnery called attention Ii few DAYS
ago to the field contest to be inangnrated
next season under the auspices of the Nation
al Cotton Planters ASSOCIATION. The States
of Mississippi and Alabama have by legisia-
tive enactment, passed unanimouslr, given
the contest an enthusiastic Endorsement and
the Interstate Agricultural Convention, lately
held at jackson, Tenn adopted strong, com
mandatory and cooperative resolutions, while
agricultural associations, Granger and farm
ers clubs everywhere throughout the South
have extended to this enterprise their fullest
Endorsement and hearty approval
1t is to be hoped that Louisiana also will
take a prominent part in this movement, and
that its planters aud farmers will be induced
to enter this cofstest as those of Alabama,
Mississippi and Tennessee are doing. They
boast that the soil of Louisiana is as rich and
as fertile as any in the world, that its farmers
are intelligent, progressive and enterprising
1t is to be hoped that Lousianians will seize
this opportunity offered to prove these facts
to the world. They will never have a better
opportunity to do SO than at the field contest
of the National Cotton Planters Association.
This will be the grandest contest ever made
| in the South, one of the grandest ever known
in this country. The prizes awarded are
large enough to encourage farmers to make
every effort to secure Il handsome yield OF
cotton, corn and oats to the acre. and success
in this viii not only be crowned with honor
but with handsome pecnEiary returns
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
District Court Parish St., Landry, No. la'04
Bloch & Dupre VS.. Benjamin S.. Mudd.

By virtue of "a writ of fl. ia. issued out cf' Ae
18th Judicial District Court, in and for the
parish of St. Landry, in the above entitled suit,
and to me directed. 1 will proceed to sell at
public auction, to the highest bidder, at the
front door of the Court House in the town
of Opelousas, parish of st. Landry, ON SAT!
URDAY, the 5th day of March, 1887, at
II o'clock IL. m., the following described Eyop-
erty, to-wit:
l. All the right, title and interest of Benja-
min S. Mudd in and unto the estate of Hannah
L. Littel, No. 44l2 District Court, st. Ian
dry, and being the undivided one-ffth of the
following described property, to-wit: A cer-
tain plantation situated on the Bayou Teche
or Marie Croquant, containing about six hun
dred and forty acres, being the last residence
of tue deceased, bounded north by Fisher &
Maspero south by Bayou Teche or Croquant,
| east by CAN'T & Anderson, and west by Fisher
& Maspero, with all the buildings and i'm
| prOVements thereon.
2 Ten chairs, two looking glasses, two sofas,
one arm chair, one book case, two settees, one
side-board, one dining table, two safes, one
| bureau, one table and clock, one work table
and small washstand, one small ! BILE, One
| center table, one pair cart whbbls, two
china spittoons, one lot books, one small writ
| ING desk three mattresses, two feather beds,
| five pillows, three holsters, two white spreads,
| six quilts, two table-cloths, ten napkins; si8
| white curtains, six calico curtains, three win
dow shades, four coal lamps, one large lamp,
two fancy candlesticks, one bed bar, eighty
wards mating. eleven table spoons aud one
soup ladle tsilver)
Seized in the above entitled suit.
Terms-Cash. &C. DUSON, Z
I Jan. 90, 1887. Sheriff.
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The New Era.
N. o. Evening Chronicle.

N. o. Evening Chronicle.
One of the best evidences of the substan.
tial growth and solid prosperity of New Or
leans is found in the immense plant of the
Louisiana Electric Light Company, situated
on the river front between Religious and
Richards streets.
Not only is this plant the largest of its kind
in America, but its facilities and the variety
of work that can he manufactured there are
unequaled by any similar institution in the
world.
Everything that'th intricate aud extensive
machinery of the electric light service may
demand is made under the great roof which
covers one entire square.
Another and very important feature of The
plant is the ability of the company to supply
any city, corporation or person with an entire
system of electric supply, of large or small
proportion.
Everything used in the manufactory Of the
Louisiana Electric Light Company is home
production from material mined or nanufac-
tured in this city or the surrounding States.
This is purely Southern enterprise, and as
such deserves the liberal and substantial ell
eouragement of Southern people.
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Interesting Mxperiences.

Hiram Cameron, Furniture Dealer OF
Columbus, Ga, tells bis experience.
thus For three years have tried
every remedy on tile market for Sfom-
ach md Kidney Disorders, but got no
relief, until used Electric Bitters.
Took Eve bottles and am now cured,
and think Electric Bitters the Best
Blood Purifier Ia tile world n Major
a. B, Feed, 0f West Liberty, KY, used
Electric Bitters for an old standing
Kidney affection and says & Nothing
Aas ever done me 10 much good as
Electric Bitters.u Sold ak hfty cents I
bottle ~ IA. r. Young " k,o I
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IN Jan. 10, 887.-Notice is hereby given that
the following named settler has filed notice Of
his intention to make final proof in support OF
his claim, and that said proof will be made
before the Judge or, in his absence, the Cierk
of the District Court, at 0pelousas, La, on
Tuesday, March 18th, 1887, viz:
Gilbert KOumgs
who made Homestead Entry No. 5542 for the
southeast of W and / of 8 section
7, townp 8 south range west, La. MERIDIAN.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, aud cuitlva-
tion Of, said land, VIZ: Duprelon Doucet'
Placide simare, Pierre Hebert Jean Slmafe'
all Of ST. Landry parish, Louisiana -,
THOMASJ j. BUTLER,
Ian. %. 1887 St Register.
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DUBLIC SALE.
Probate Court, Parish of 81. Landry, No. Ass.

ESTATE OF SOLOMON o. JOHNSON.
By virtue of an order of the Honorable the
Probate Court in and for the parish of Saint
Landry, there will be sold at public auction,
to the last and highest bidder,;2s.y the under
signed or duly qualified auct. ,neer, at the
last residence of deceased in thevsaurch Point
neighborhood, parish of st. Landry H2n TUES
DAY, March lst. 1887, the follow, ; dessrlb-
ed property, belonging to the estise sSaisaft
mon o. Johnson deceased, to-wit:
l. The plantation where deceased La
sided, situated in the Church Point DeighL
hood and containing thirty-three and l0ll
acres, with all the buildings and :mpro,
ments thereon and designated as lot No
-four of section (seyen), in township No.
teight) south of range s (three) east. Sal
land is bounded north by land of John E
Pelton, south, east and west by Jules LIE
Bleu.
2. One wagon, four horses, three cows and
their calves one gun, one saddle and bride,
householdEurniture, kitchen utensils, farm
ing implel Gents, etc.
Terms.-Cash.
CLARA JANE ANDRUS,
Jau. 90, 'S7 Tutrix,
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oHN WANAMAKER
PHILADELPHIA.

-S~A~N@~NANHAN~~ ~~~$N~<~~~~S~sNS~
We desire to locate in this
city an agency for our Cloth
ing Order Department. A
hrst-cIass, competent party
can arrange for a large and
profitable trade. A plea
SAINT and convenient adjunct
to any other established busi-
ness. No risk to agent.
Address
JOHN WANAMAKER,
Philadelphia.
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a Captains Fortunate Discovery.

Capt. Coleman, schr. Weymouth,
plying between Atlantic City and N.
Y, had been troubled with a cough so
that he was unable TO sleep, and was
induced to try DIR. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption. Itnot only gave
him instant relief, but allayed the ex-
treme soreness in his breast. His chill
dren were similarly affected and sim
gle dose had the same happy effect.
Dr.. Kings New Discovery is now the
standard remedy in the Coleman house,
hold aud on board the schooner. Free
Trial Bottles of this Standard Remedy
at M. P. Young & Co.'s Drug Store.
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